Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in World
World: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0163 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in World, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
World recorded 0.0163 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in World peaked at 0.0261 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 ha per person, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in World, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0261 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0257 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0253 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0249 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0245 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0241 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.02 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0191 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0222 ha per person | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0201 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.02 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.02 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0236 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0258 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0233 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0257 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0216 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0238 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0226 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0202 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.022 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0205 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0191 ha per person | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0187 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0189 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0181 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0171 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0168 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0177 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0161 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0153 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0163 ha per person | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0191 ha per person | 0.0261 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 ha per person | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0258 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0191 ha per person | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0163 ha per person | 0.0153 ha per person | 0.0177 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Central African Republic 1.79 ha per person compare
- 2 South Sudan 1.35 ha per person compare
- 3 Zambia 0.5586 ha per person compare
- 4 Angola 0.4355 ha per person compare
More climate change data for World
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 135.91 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna — burned area, per capita in World?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in World was 0.0163 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0261 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 ha per person in 2023.
- How does World rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Savanna — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.